Archive for the ‘David Barnes’ Category

Wistron Buys In

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis Several news stories and our own survey of Q1’08 panel shipment results suggest a new trend in the LCD TV supply chain. Wistron (TPE 3231, sales of $8,842 million in 2007) intends to acquire inventory, equipment, intellectual property and personnel associated with PC monitor assembly from ...

The Battle for TV Panel Allocation: Who Will Win?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis If I read the numbers correctly, TV makers plan to sell 29% more 32” and 37” LCD TV sets this year than last year. Sounds good, but what about notebook PC and LCD monitor makers’ plans to sell 11% more units? Don’t PC and ...

Circuit City Real Estate

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis If I read the news correctly, commercial real estate and the regional “thrifts” that provide most of the loans for the empty office buildings and retail blocks I notice driving around Austin may be the next shoe to drop. According to its fiscal 2007 ...

The Next Real Estate Crisis

Friday, April 4th, 2008

by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis OK, I know you were expecting me to blog on “Helicopter Ben Plays Whack-A-Thon.” I almost did. Lucky for you, I discovered a more interesting topic with an equally catchy title. At our US FPD Conference, I was impressed by a keynote from Dr. Chung ...

It’s Not the Economy, It’s the Crystal Cycle

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

By David Barnes, VP, Strategic Analysis Clients of DisplaySearch, particularly those in Asia, have been asking us about the so-called sub-prime mortgage crisis and what it means for the flat panel industry. While I am flattered to be chosen as the company’s speaker on this subject, I wonder how to do ...